Jashpur
district of Chhattisgarh has total population of
851,669
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
424,747
are males while
426,922
are females. In 2011 there were total
192,570
families residing in Jashpur district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Jashpur district is
1,005.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
8.9%
people lives in Urban areas while
91.1%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.8% while that in the rural areas is 66.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jashpur district is 977 while that of Rural areas is 1,008.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jashpur
district is 122266 which is
14%
of the total population. There are 61744 male children
and 60522 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jashpur is
980
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Jashpur district.

The total literacy rate of
Jashpur district is
67.92%. The male literacy rate is 66.08% and the female
literacy rate is 50.3% in Jashpur district.

Population

851,669

Literacy

67.92%

Sex Ratio

1,005

To facilitate the administration, Jashpur district is further
divided into
8
Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Jashpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jashpur district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

122,266

61,744

60,522

Literacy

67.92%

66.08%

50.3%

Scheduled Caste

48,844

24,317

24,527

Scheduled Tribe

530,378

262,731

267,647

Illiterate

356,254

144,091

212,163

Caste-wise Population - Jashpur district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
5.7%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
62.3%
of total population in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

48,844

24,317

24,527

Schedule Tribe

530,378

262,731

267,647

Religion-wise Population - Jashpur district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

629,509

(73.91%)

315,028

314,481

Muslim

15,336

(1.8%)

7,861

7,475

Christian

189,588

(22.26%)

93,340

96,248

Sikh

474

(0.06%)

255

219

Buddhist

467

(0.05%)

212

255

Jain

694

(0.08%)

364

330

Other Religion

14,835

(1.74%)

7,331

7,504

No Religion Specified

766

(0.09%)

356

410

Literacy Rate - Jashpur district

The total literacy rate of
Jashpur district was 67.92% in 2011 which is
less
than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total
495,415 literates,
males were 280,656 while females were 214,759.
Also the male literacy rate was 77.32% and the female
literacy rate was 58.61% in Jashpur district.

Jashpur district

Chhattisgarh

Female

58.61%

60.24%

Male

77.32%

80.27%

Total

67.92%

70.28%

Sex Ratio - Jashpur district

The Sex Ratio of Jashpur district is
1,005
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
1,005
females in Jashpur district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
980
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (
1,005
) of Jashpur district.

Population Density - Jashpur district

The total area of Jashpur district is
5,838 km2.
Thus the density of Jashpur district is
146
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
79
sq. km. area is under urban region while
5,759
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Jashpur district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Jashpur, 8.92% people lived in urban regions
while 91.08% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 75,992 out of which 38,440 were males while remaining 37,552 were females.
In rural areas of Jashpur, male population was 386,307
while female population was 389,370.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Jashpur was 977 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Jashpur was 958
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Jashpur were 9,667 which is 12.72% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Jashpur was 1,008 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Jashpur was 982 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Jashpur for urban regions was 83.83 percent in which
males were 89.66% literate while female literacy stood at
77.87%. The total literate
population of Jashpur was 495,415. Similarly in rural areas of Jashpur, the
average literacy rate was 66.33 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 76.06% and
56.72% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Jashpur were 439,818.

Rural

Urban

Population %

91.08%

8.92%

Total population

775,677

75,992

Male population

386,307

38,440

Female population

389,370

37,552

Sex ratio

1,008

977

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

982

958

Child population

112,599

9,667

Literates

439,818

55,597

Average literacy

66.33%

83.83%

Male literacy

76.06%

89.66%

Female literacy

56.72%

77.87%

Child Population - Jashpur district

According to Census 2011, there were
122,266
children between age 0 to 6 years in Jashpur district. Out of
which
61,744
were male while
60,522
were female.

Working Population - Jashpur district

In Jashpur district out of total population, 487,360 were
engaged in work activities. 59.8% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 40.2% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 487,360 workers
engaged in Main Work, 148,091 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 93,151 were Agricultural labourer.